Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambrian Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambrian Drive (SY11 1HE) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Oswestry East average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambrian Drive (SY11 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambrian Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wat'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hignett Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wat'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wat'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gobowen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jasmine Close

Data Sources

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